Name: オバマ大統領がシリアで講演 (President Obama Speaks on Syria)
Uploaded: 2021-01-14T04:38:47.000Z
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The President: Ten days ago, the world watched in horror

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as men, women and children were massacred in Syria

in the worst chemical weapons  attack of the 21st century.

Yesterday the United States presented a powerful case

that the Syrian government was responsible

Our intelligence shows the Assad regime and its forces

launching rockets in the highly  populated suburbs of Damascus,

that a chemical weapons attack took place.

All told, well over 1,000 people were murdered.

This attack is an assault on human dignity.

It also presents a serious danger to our national security.

It risks making a mockery of the global prohibition

It endangers our friends and our partners along Syria's borders,

including Israel, Jordan, Turkey, Lebanon and Iraq.

It could lead to escalating use of chemical weapons,

or their proliferation to terrorist groups

In a world with many dangers, this menace must be confronted.

should take military action against Syrian regime targets.

This would not be an open-ended intervention.

But I'm confident we can hold the Assad regime accountable

and degrade their capacity to carry it out.

Our military has positioned assets in the region.

The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs has informed me

that we are prepared to strike whenever we choose.

Moreover, the Chairman has indicated to me

that our capacity to execute this mission

it will be effective tomorrow, or next week,

But having made my decision as Commander-in-Chief based

on what I am convinced is our national security interests,

of the world's oldest  constitutional democracy.

I've long believed that our power is rooted not just in our

military might, but in our example as a government

of the people, by the people, and for the people.

And that's why I've made a second decision: I will seek

authorization for the use of force from the American people's

Over the last several days, we've heard from members

of Congress who want their voices to be heard.

So this morning, I spoke with all four congressional leaders,

and they've agreed to schedule a debate and then a vote

as soon as Congress comes back into session.

In the coming days, my administration stands ready

to provide every member with the information they need

to understand what happened in Syria and why it has such

profound implications for America's national security.

And all of us should be accountable as we move forward,

and that can only be accomplished with a vote.

I'm confident in the case our government has made

I'm comfortable going forward without the approval

of a United Nations Security Council that, so far,

As a consequence, many people have advised

against taking this decision to Congress, and undoubtedly,

they were impacted by what we saw happen in the United Kingdom

this week when the Parliament of our closest ally

failed to pass a resolution with a similar goal,

even as the Prime Minister supported taking action.

Yet, while I believe I have the authority to carry out this

military action without specific congressional authorization,

I know that the country will be stronger if we take this course,

and our actions will be even more effective.

We should have this debate, because the issues

And this morning, John Boehner, Harry Reid,

that this is the right thing to do for our democracy.

A country faces few decisions as grave as using military force,

I respect the views of those who call for caution,

particularly as our country emerges from a time of war

But if we really do want to turn away from taking appropriate

action in the face of such an unspeakable outrage,

then we must acknowledge the costs of doing nothing.

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